WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republican leaders today decided to shelve the vote on Obamacare repeal during a weekly caucus meeting on Capitol Hill, as they acknowledged that the latest proposal, from Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), lacked the 50 votes it required to pass. Monday, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) had announced her intention…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Friday that he doesn’t support the latest Obamacare repeal bill, the Huffington Post reports. “I cannot in good conscience vote for the Graham-Cassidy proposal,” McCain said in a statement. “I believe we could do better working together, Republicans and Democrats, and have not yet really tried,” he…
Well Obamacare got the first six nails in its coffin with the passing of the American Health Care Act by the House of Representatives. Republican congressmen and women decided that their party affiliation was more important than the health care of over 20 million Americans. LGBT Republicans you made the decision last November, as did…
NEW YORK – After last month’s failure, the Trump Administration is once again lobbying House Republicans to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The emerging reworked repeal contains language to defund Planned Parenthood, which is one of the largest providers of transgender health care in the United States. On top of providing LGBTQ-inclusive sexual and reproductive…
WASHINGTON, D.C.,—The National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund is celebrating the 7th anniversary of the enactment of Obamacare with a call to action urging members of Congress to stop Trumpcare, the so-called American Health Care Act, a bill that if made law would deprive tens of millions of quality affordable health care. “The Affordable Care…
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued a report today on how repealing the Affordable Care Act would affect health insurance coverage and premiums for millions of Americans. The CBO predicts that partial repeal of Obamacare would affect insurance coverage and premiums primarily in these ways: The number of people who are uninsured would increase by 18…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The health care industry, our nation’s largest private sector industry and employer, makes up more than 17 percent of our Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The US health care industry has grown accustomed to the post-Affordable Care Act (ACA) business climate and faces uncertainty heading into a Trump Administration–one that has vowed to…
I have a number of Republican friends and acquaintances. As the 2016 elections approach they will no doubt tout the benefits of smaller government and lower taxes, and suggest that social and religious conservatives no longer dominate the party. When they wonder why I don’t support Republicans at the national level, I will refer them…
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) has launched the first phase of a sweeping nationwide paid effort – “Battleground: Middle Class” – to communicate with voters in California’s 52nd district that Carl DeMaio’s new Republican budget is selling out the middle class in favor of special interests and the ultra-wealthy. The Battleground: Middle Class project will…
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) has launched a new ad campaign targeting Republican candidates opposed to the American Healthcare Act. The San Diego campaign targets Carl DeMaio, under the headline: DCCC Launches New Campaign: ‘Sick n’ Broke: The Game Carl DeMaio is Playing with Your Health’ From the DCCC press release: As Carl DeMaio continues his efforts to stack…
